Abd-al-Rahman II of Cordoba

Abd-al-Rahman II of Cordoba (1 November 792-22 September 852) was the Emir of the Cordoba Emirate from 822 to 852, succeeding al-Hakam I of Cordoba and preceding Muhammad I of Cordoba.

Biography
Abd-al-Rahman II was born on 1 November 792 to Emir al-Hakam I of Cordoba in Toledo, and was a Sunni Muslim Bedouin of the House of Umayyad. He became the Emir of the Cordoba Emirate in 822 and engaged in nearly-continuous warfare against Alfonso II of Asturias, halting his southward advance by 842. In 837 he suppressed a revolt in Toledo by Christians and Jews, and he held a Christian church council to forbid martyrdom. In 844 he repulsed an attack by Vikings who had conquered Seville and built a fleet and naval arsenal at Seville to repel further attacks. He also assisted William of Septimania against Charles the Bald. He died in 862, and Muhammad I of Cordoba succeeded him.